Microartefacts' weight estimation by Genetic Algorithm minimization

Tracing the Difference: A Geoarchaeological Approach to the Formation of a Neolithic Tell/Extended Site in Greece~!2009-11-16~!2010-02-02~!2010-07-20~!

“…Four (4) methods were applied: (a) Particle-size analysis (hydrometer and sieve analysis), despite their disadvantages [11,12], are widely used standard techniques, easy to perform, and relatively cheap and rapid. [13,14]; (b) microartifact analysis [15,16]; the laboratory procedure followed in microartifact analysis used two divisions of the phi ( ) scale, that is -2.00 and 0 . Contents of the bulk samples were passed through a stack of 4mm (-2.00 ) and 1mm (0 ) sieves.…”

Is It Visible? Micro-Artefacts' Non-Linear Structure and Natural Formation Processes

“…While looking through the optical microscope, the particles located in one grid unit were counted according to compositional types. To improve the identifications and to observe more accurately the measurement error, 100 particles were counted and recorded each time, until a total of 500 particles were examined, since in the previous exercise a good stabilisation of the point estimation between 250 and 500 counted particles was achieved (Kontogiorgos and Leontitsis, 2005;.…”

Telling a non-linear story: the exploration of micro-artefacts’ non-linear structure

“…With the help of a microscope the particles located in one grid unit were counted according to micro-artefact categories. In order to ensure improved identifications and to observe the measurement error more accurately, 250 particles were counted and recorded each time, until a total of 1000 particles were examined (Kontogiorgos and Leontitsis, 2005).…”